Description

SP 71 NW WOODHAM BICESTER ROAD

4/147 Collett Farmhouse

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- II

House. Dated 1736 on quoin to left, but probably late C17.
Coursed rubble stone, partly dressed to front, with first floor band
course and narrow moulded wooden eaves. Wing to rear has timber
truss in gable with thin brick infill. Hipped roof with C20 concrete
tiles and rebuilt chinmey of thin brick between left bays. L-plan.
2 storeys and attic, 3½ bays. C19-early C20 3-light transomed wooden
casements, those to ground floor having shallow pointed stone arches with
raised keyblocks and springers. Half bay between right bays has
2-light window over 5-panelled door, top-lit, with C20 gabled hood.
2 gabled dormers with paired wooden casements. Stone panel to first
floor between left bays is carved with coat of arms in surround of oak
leaves. Right bay has rooms with re-used C17 panelling, the upper room
having a frieze inscribed with verses from Ecclesiastes and Proverbs.
RCHM I p.345-6 Mon.2.

Listing NGR: SP7034818401

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26452598

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)